Well it all started back in the early nineties. I had started
Foundation Skateboards in 1989 and after a few struggling years we
final had some success and became a established and stable brand within
the skateboarding culture. I had been dreaming about building the
World's Biggest Skateboard for some time. I can't remember exactly how
we came up with the dimensions but I think we started with deciding we
would use car tires and wheels and let that dictate the rest. My
woodworking friend, Dana Hardy, embarked on the construction of the
deck. A all wood double kick 12' x 4' deck. Dana did a excellent job.
Damon Mills was a long time Foundation employee that ran the board
screening department. He painted and silkscreened the graphics onto the
completed deck. Friend and metal working extrodinaire, Greg
Winter, fabricated the trucks based on the wheels and deck size. He
came up with a great method to fabricate the rubber bushings. These
trucks are just like their smaller counterparts. They have rubber
bushing, pivot cups, a kingpin with a kingpin nut that can be adjusted.
The trucks are mounted to the deck with large bolts and the
wheels mounted to the trucks via axl bearings.

The
completed assembled giant skateboard functions the same as a smaller
skateboard. When you lean it turns. In this case it take 4-5 people to
make it turn. Everyone riding has to collectively stand on one side of
the deck to make it turn in that direction. And just like a real
skateboard it rebounds to straight when weight is centered. It is
certified as the World's Biggest Skateboard by the Guinness World
Records. It appeared on Ripley's Believe It or Not televison show and
in Ripley's printed book. It has travelled and appeared at events all
over the south west and even travelled to an event in Vancouver,
Canada. It has been featured in FHM magazine all over the world.

Foundation Skateboards is a premium skateboard company that sponsors
professional and amatuer riders. These riders are featured in
magazines, videos and travel around the world for demonstrations,
contests and tours. Our company mission is to push the envelope of art
of skateboarding, support the skateboarding culture and create
exciting, forward thinking products for skateboarders around the world.
We sell to retail stores all over the United States and export to over
45 countires around the world.

Please contact us for further information about the World's Biggest Skateboard or Foundation Skateboard Co.